Russell Hobbs Glass Accent Long Toaster TRL9300BKR

My old toaster, a long, sleek black one, finally just died, forcing me to find something else. My new one, the Russell Hobbs Glass Accent Long Slot 2-slice Toaster, was selected because it was the winner on America’s Test Kitchen’s long slot toaster (I’d never heard of it – it’s British). It’s shiny and attractive – a little larger than I had expected. It can handle two slices at a time, different sizes of breads, has a setting just for bagels, another one for frozen bread, it toasts evenly, and bread jumps out of toaster when ready (but back in). The different settings make it a little complicated, but it’s not a lot to learn (keep the instruction manual, though, especially if you have the long side perpendicular to the wall). It also has a bun holder that sits on top of the toaster for items like croissants, muffins, etc. to warm without toasting them, which is k/o unique! I wasn’t sure that it would be sturdy, but it seems to be fine after 2-3 months. One minor warning: If you warm or toast “iced” sweet bread, it will drip on the insides of the toaster, which isn’t easy to clean. For most bread, though, there is a small, easily removable tray in the bottom to remove for cleaning. It costs about $50, reasonable for a fancy toaster, more than you need to pay for a regular one.

I like the single large slot. I never thought much about toasters until my $12 hardware store special made such poor unevenly cooked toast. This toaster works well and has a decent quality feel about it.

We’ve had this toaster for a couple of months now and really like it. I am surprised how much we use the top warming rack. We buy fresh bread from a local baker and it’s too thick for most any toaster. We just place it on the warming rack. We toast bagel fairly often and have found the bagel setting really nice. The eject button is also very useful. And finally, it’s better looking than your standard toasters.

The toaster is beautiful to look at. It’s as nice out of the box as it appears in the pictures. The problem is it’s poorly designed and does not function for anything other than plain toast.

Perhaps it’s user error, but you have to set “doneness” every time you make you use it. The toast will always cook at the highest temperature unless you change the setting each time. How is it that 15.00 toasters remember?

Biggest problem is the slot. It’s not deep enough (front to back) to accommodate American big bagels or thick slices of cut bread. They don’t fit into the slot. Even if they do (even if you press them down), they end up getting burned. The problem is even worse if you put in frozen bread.

I had a Kitchenaid single slot toaster for years. Never had this problem. Lucky it wasn’t thrown out.

VERY DISAPPOINTED.

I bought this toaster based on its review by America’s test Kitchen. They got it so right. I’m not as picky as they are but all the pieces of bread look the same, one piece vs. another front and back, identical. I’ve not used the bagel or frozen item buttons but I’m not concerned based on the toast produced. Love it.

Buen producto, conforme a la descripción, muy satisfecho

What a cool design I have my counter back. The style is so on point I love it have gotten several happy comments from the family. I have low vision and having the controls on the front it golden I couldn’t be anymore happy thank you.